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Lelex (king of Megara)

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In Greek mythology, Lelex (/ˈllɪks/; Ancient Greek: Λέλεξ, gen. Λέλεγος) was a king of Megara and regarded as the ancestor of the Leleges.

Family

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Lelex was the son of Poseidon and Libya, the daughter of Epaphus.[1] He was the father of Bias,[2] Cleson,[3] and possibly of Pterelaus.[4] Lelex' successor, his son Cleson fathered Pylas who in turn begat Sciron, the Megarian warlord or otherwise, the malefactor of Theseus.

Mythology

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In the twelfth generation after Car (son of Phoroneus) reigned in the Carian land, Lelex immigrated from Egypt into Greece where he became king of Megara.[3] His tomb was shown below Nisaea, the acropolis of Megara.[5]

Regnal titles
Preceded by King of Megara Succeeded by

Notes

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  1. ^ Pausanias, 1.44.3
  2. ^ Apollodorus, 3.15.5
  3. ^ a b Pausanias, 1.39.6
  4. ^ Eustathius on Homer, p. 1473; Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, 1.747
  5. ^ Pausanias, 1.44.3; Ovid, Metamorphoses 7.443, 8.567 & 617

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